Yesterday, reports indicated that Na'Vi had withdrawn from the event qualifiers due to a packed schedule and Gambit had also dropped from the regional affair.

Now, it has been brought to light that the impressive and rising CIS stars have instead accepted a direct invitation to the main event in India. Gambit took a remarkable second place finish at ESL One Katowice 2019, falling the grand finals to the #1 team in the world right now, Team Secret.

Since December, Gambit's record has been littered with podium finishes in qualifiers and events alike.

ESL One Mumbai 2019 EU/CIS qualifiers will kick off tomorrow, February 27th at 17:00 CET, featuring Elements Pro Gaming, The Pango and two more CIS teams - The Mahoney Squad and Team Jekich.

ESL One Mumbai 2019

Twelve teams will be competing for a slice of the $300,000 prize pool April 19-21st. There will be seven directly invited teams and five qualified teams from NA, EU/CIS, China, SEA, and India.

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